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The San Jose Sharks are playing themselves out of a playoff spot as they have won only three of their last 12 games.

The Sharks are now 10th overall in the West. "We have 20 games left here before the end of the season, there is still a chance at the playoffs," winger Tommy Wingels said. "Everyone has to approach and execute like it is a Game 7, game-on-the-line mentality. If we do that at all times and we have every guy buy into that, I think we will be fine. The question is, can we get everyone to buy in to that?" Wingels has 12 goals and 27 points in 55 games. Feb 28 - 9:35 AM

He skated alongside Chris Tierney and Tomas Hertl on the third line during the morning skate. Wingels will be back in the lineup Monday night against Calgary for the first time since Jan. 19. Feb 9 - 2:38 PM

Wingels hasn't played since Jan. 19. If he's able to play, it would mean he's back on the more optimistic end of his three-to-four week timetable. He has 11 goals and 25 points in 47 contests in 2014-15. Feb 9 - 5:39 AM

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When you combine that with linemate Joe Pavelski not scoring a goal in his last six games then it is no surprise that the Sharks are having trouble staying in the playoff race. Tomas Hertl was moved up to play with the duo in the third period Saturday as they replaced Melker Karlsson but that did not help either. Thornton has 52 points in 59 games thus far with a minus-two rating.

Chris Tierney is expected to suit up Monday night against the Montreal Canadiens.

Tierney was just called up from the AHL earlier in the day and will be in the lineup Monday night. With all the trades the Sharks made Sunday and Monday, the 20-year-old rookie will get a chance to dress. He's played in 24 games this year while registering a goal and six assists with a plus one rating.

Marleau has 15 goals and 46 points in 64 games in 2014-15. Although he typically gets at least 30 markers and isn't likely to reach that milestone this time around, he has been hot lately with four goals in his last five games.

Hertl snapped a five-game point drought. With 10 goals and 24 points in 60 contests, his sophomore campaign has to be seen as a disappointment, but he still has a lot of upside. He's not a bad guy to gamble on late in fantasy drafts for the 2015-16 campaign as he has the potential to have a big breakout season.

Brown has already missed approximately two weeks, so expect him back in late January or early February. It's the 29-year-old's second significant injury this season. He missed 22 games because of a hand injury earlier in the year.

He had it removed at the end of November and the procedure was delayed to make sure Torres did not have any further infections. He is projected to return for training camp next season, according to GM Doug Wilson.

The San Jose Sharks are playing themselves out of a playoff spot as they have won only three of their last 12 games.

The Sharks are now 10th overall in the West. "We have 20 games left here before the end of the season, there is still a chance at the playoffs," winger Tommy Wingels said. "Everyone has to approach and execute like it is a Game 7, game-on-the-line mentality. If we do that at all times and we have every guy buy into that, I think we will be fine. The question is, can we get everyone to buy in to that?" Wingels has 12 goals and 27 points in 55 games.

Matthew Nieto had an assist in San Jose's 5-2 loss to Tampa Bay on Sunday.

Nieto has four goals and 16 points in 48 games in 2014-15. We don't anticipate him having much fantasy value for the rest of the campaign, but he might be worth owning in standard leagues in a few years.

Melker Karlsson is still playing on the first unit with Joe Thornton and Joe Pavelski.

Sunday's game will be the 12th for Karlsson on the top line. "His goal-scoring streak and that kind of stuff isn't as prominent anymore, if that's all you do is look on paper to evaluate him," coach Todd McLellan said. "But when you watch the game and you see his puck-hunting ability and his tenacity on pucks and his working into position, it hasn't changed at all. In fact, it may have gotten better." Karlsson has nine goals and 15 points in 25 games. He is worth a pickup in most pools.

Shortly after being acquired by the Sharks, Ben Smith contributed a goal and an assist in a 4-0 shutout of the visiting Montreal Canadiens in San Jose Monday night.

Smith was obtained on trade-deadline Monday by the Sharks from the Chicago Blackhawks for Andrew Desjardins. Then he went out and scored San Jose's first goal of the night at 6:51 of the first period and assisted on Matt Irwin's goal at 6:28 of the second period. Don't let Smith's San Jose debut fool you. As Rotoworld's Michael Finewax wrote on his trade deadline blog shortly after the Smith-Desjardins deal: "Smith will help out the Sharks' bottom-six forwards and is a good penalty killer who can score the occasional goal. Will help out but not much of a fantasy asset." Smith now has six goals and five assists on the season. Joe Pavelski also had a goal (32nd) and an assist (27th) for the Sharks. Patrick Marleau picked up his 15th goal of the season.

Barclay Goodrow and Mirco Mueller will be scratched for Saturday's Stadium Series game versus the San Jose Sharks.

It'll be Goodrow's third straight benching, while Mueller will make it four in a row. Neither host much fantasy value, but Mueller is a highly touted 20 year old defenseman. So keep him in mind as he blossoms.

The San Jose Sharks have activated Marc-Edouard Vlasic off injured reserve.

Vlasic has missed four consecutive games with an upper-body injury. He has six goals and 17 points in 52 games this season. He averages 22:20 of ice time per game for the Sharks. Vlasic is expected to be in the lineup for Sunday's game against Tampa Bay.

Braun missed roughly a month after blocking a shot from New Jersey's Mike Cammalleri. He has a goal and 19 points in 47 contests in 2014-15. He'll play alongside Brenden Dillon in his return. Matt Tennyson was sent to the minors to make room for Braun.

Brenden Dillon collected a helper and two minors in San Jose's 3-1 win over Toronto on Thursday night.

Dillon did well to find Tyler Kennedy cross-ice through the crowd, leading to the opening marker of the game. However Coach McLellan probably didn't appreciate Dillon's two penalties within just 3:16 of game time, all in the first period. Either way, he's now up to seven assists and eight points (all but one with SJ), and 38 PIMs through 43 games this season.

"I don't even think about it. You just control what you can out there," Hannan said. "There are things you can't control. You just play. Right now the focus is on winning games here, and that’s really all you can do. That’s how I've approached the trade deadline since I've been in the league." With the Sharks' chances of making the playoffs slowly slipping, there's been speculation that Hannan might be moved. The Pittsburgh Penguins have been listed as a potential destination.

Antti Niemi allowed three goals on 30 shots in San Jose’s 4-2 loss to Ottawa on Saturday night.

The final goal was scored with the goalie pulled. Niemi gave up one goal in the second and two in the third. He has had a rocky year, now in the midst of a three-game losing streak. Niemi has a 2.62 goals-against average and .912 save percentage.

San Jose goalie Alex Stalock, who had been on a three-game losing streak, stopped 20 shots Monday night to record a 4-0 shutout over the visiting Montreal Canadiens.

The Sharks' backup netminder allowed 13 goals in his previous three starting appearances but improved his record Monday to 6-7-1. He also improved his goals-against average to 2.61 and his save percentage to .904. So is Stalock worthy of being added now to your fantasy team? Well, no. But don't disregard what he accomplished Monday. A shutout against a very good Montreal team and all-star goalie Carey Price certainly deserves at least a little respect. The shutout was Stalock's second of the season and fourth of his career.